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Case Study 2.0: Affordable, Fire-Resilient Homes for LA Residents

October 22, 2025
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image by AAHA Studio

Render of the courtyard feature of The Courtyard House

For three weeks in January 2025, Los Angeles was ravaged by wildfires. It is estimated that the fires may have killed up to 440 people. As flames tore through over…

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Retro Road Trip

The Lovell Health House: Neutra’s Sun-Soaked MCM Precursor

July 22, 2025
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image by MichaelJLocke/

The Lovell Health House, also sometimes just called the Lovell House, is older than most of the buildings we feature. It was constructed in 1927-1929, putting it a bit ahead…

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Retro Road Trip

Pretty (and Brutalist) in Pink

May 23, 2021
Written by Dana Mauer

Experimental retail should have the power to pull people out of their homes while giving something back to public life. Near the historic Los Angeles Beverly Center, The Webster stands…

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